Choosing a name that sounds similar to Dynavap is hardly bad business compared to gatekeeping MadHeaters and enabling goons like Simrell to run around strong arming small makers. American bully companies and their patents are often the greasiest denominator in all of this.
Probably nothing unless they take out patents in Vietnam. It'll be competition, which is a win win for consumers. And its exciting to me, cause I'll get an opportunity to own both.
How bout you stop too? Let ppl buy what they want and stop policing this forum on your perceived injustices of the vape world. Its so tiring all the lofty idealism around here.
This. Folks may not realize exactly how limited the Castle will be; VERY limited. Lotus could resume business tomorrow and start cashing checks the next day. I'd be a buyer, for sure. The market-share of Levin et. al. is not in jeopardy here, which seems like a funny thing to say about a...
I'm a little late to this convo, but this very thing occurred to another customer of SV recently who had used ISO on their Fusion stem and saw the same bleaching and leaching of pigment. I reached out to Vu to confirm that no dye, stain, or other product is applied to the wood to colour it. He...
The name was chosen after the Danisa cookie tins they use in Vietnam to store weed in. You can choose to accept that or not, but regardless, they also stopped calling it "Danivape" in marketing a long time ago; it's simply called Dani. DV George and Vu have spoken personally, and there has...
Read Grover's assessment, man.. Like, that dude is truly the most hardcore Lotus fan there is, and he finds the Castle is not a close approximation of the Lotus experience. It's quite different. So, just going by logic, does it not make more sense that "inspired by" is more likely the case...
Patent law has strayed far from it's noble intent, and become little more than a stage for bullying. Baseless and dubious infringement claims keep competition from gaining marketshare, it drains their resources, and it damages their reputation. Unless a legitimate infringement claim can be...
And yet nobody bats an eye at all the ceramic heater vapes, all the butane intake brick style vapes, all the 510 coil vapes, all the injectors.. None of this shit is particularly original or ingenious. You wanna talk about stifling innovation, you should definitely be talking about patents...
I've come up with a mod that solves this issue. BFG is considering implementing it for retail pieces. I can easily achieve dark AVB with no hot spotting, post-mod. It makes it more forgiving to bury a flame in, as well. I'm not much for dainty fire dancing whispy hits.. i need the impact to...
Really? You are losing your mind over the patents of a defunct company? Okay then. The Castle is no clone of the Lotus, and BFG has merely said it was inspired by the Lotus. When you see photos of the two next to one another, you'll realize how different they are. The Castle is much...
Here's a little tip: I have seen it reported that some people are having to back their cap off of a turn or two to get airflow in the Fusion. If you have run into this issue, there's a 99% chance you do not have the bowl section fully inserted. Give it a twisting and pushing motion, and then...
I was teasing Vu about being in the used vape business last night. Poor guy is so upset at himself, lol. I said the same, "shit happens." Still kinda cool you ended up with the marketing photo piece and Vu's personal unit. Glad Vu and Phil were able to get you back to a happy place, but I...
You bet! I forgot to mention perhaps one of the most important new improvements... CAP LOCK: it seems to be a thing of the past. I have had the Fusion cap be tight a few times, but I have been able to hand torque it free without much fuss at all.
I have had the Fusion (shorty wood) since Friday and I've hardly put it down. It has great airflow adjustability (very similar to an Anvil), a wide range of heat variability (big flavour to big milk), nice ergos, and decent hand balance (a bit cap heavy, perhaps).
With the 510 driptip, the...
Boy, the hype is tangible on this one, eh? I'm excited to get my hands on the Fusion! The new airflow and swappable bowl system looks promising and I'm stoked to put it through the paces. Shorty stem and smaller load size seems like it'll benefit portable use a bit better. Lovin' it!
Lol.. pretty much exactly how I've learned to do it, as well. I'm just keeping the single bore in there until a solution is offered. It's almost funny how frustrating it is. :rofl: